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Duke Theodore Rostislavich nicknamed Theodore the Black (c. 1230s – 1298), Феодор Ростиславич Чёрный (Чёрмный) or Fyodor the Black in Russian ( Fyodor or Fedor being the Russian version of Theodore ), is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and was a ruler of Smolensk and Yaroslavl.
Sep 19, 2018 · The holy right-believing Prince Theodore of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, nicknamed the “Black” [i.e. “dark” or “swarthy”], was born at a terrible time for Rus: the Mongol invasion of 1237-1239.
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The date of birth of Prince Theodore is unknown. He was born into the family of the Prince of Smolensk, Rostislav Mstislavich, and was named in baptism after the Great Martyr Theodore the Stratelates. His year of birth was prior to 1239 as he had been taken away from Smolensk into hiding while the Warrior-Martyr Merkuni saved the city from being ca...
The veneration of Prince Theodore by the Church in the Yaroslavl region began soon after his death. During the years 1322 to 1327, Bishop Prochorus of Rostov commissioned the famous Theodorov Gospel, adorned with miniatures, in memory of St. Theodore. Previously, Bp. Prochorus had been igumen of the Savior-Transfiguration monastery at Yaroslavl. He...
Theodore Stratelates (Greek: Ἅγιος Θεόδωρος ὁ Στρατηλάτης (transl. 'the General' or 'Military Commander'); Coptic: ⲡⲓⲁⲅⲓⲟⲥ Ⲑⲉⲟⲇⲱⲣⲟⲥ), also known as Theodore of Heraclea (Greek: Θεόδωρος Ἡρακλείας; AD 281–319), was a martyr and warrior saint in the Eastern Orthodox ...
Duke Theodore Rostislavich nicknamed Theodore the Black (c. 1230s – 1298), Феодор Ростиславич Чёрный (Чёрмный) or Fyodor the Black in Russian ( Fyodor or Fedor being the Russian version of Theodore ), is a saint of the Russian Orthodox Church and was a ruler of Smolensk and Yaroslavl.
Sep 19, 2017 · The holy right-believing Prince Theodore of Smolensk and Yaroslavl, nicknamed the “Black” [i.e. “dark” or “swarthy”], was born at a terrible time for Rus: the Mongol invasion of 1237-1239.
Saint Theodore (Άγιος Θεοδώρος), distinguished as Theodore of Amasea, Theodore the Recruit (Θεοδώρος ό Τήρων), and by other names, is a Christian saint and Great Martyr, particularly revered in the Eastern Orthodox Churches but also honored in Roman Catholicism and Oriental Orthodoxy.
